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Forming an LLC in Virginia from outside the United States.
Here's what Virginia charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
01The figures
What does a Virginia LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Virginia State Corporation Commission in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $100
- Recurring charge
- $50 a year
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $300
By the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after, as the annual registration fee
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Virginia taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Virginia. A non-resident owner with no Virginia activity generally owes none, and there's no franchise tax on LLCs.
The public record
The articles name the registered agent and the office address. Members and managers are not required, and the yearly charge is a fee rather than a report, so they're never asked for.
Checked September 2026 against the Virginia State Corporation Commission. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Virginia?
Virginia is private and fairly priced. It's $100 to form and $50 a year, a little less than Wyoming over five years, and there's no annual report at all, just the fee, so the owners' names never go on record. That makes it a good home for a company in northern Virginia or Richmond. For a founder abroad, the gap with Wyoming is small on cost and privacy. It's wider on how familiar banks and payment processors are with each state.
Virginia is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Virginia | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $100 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $50 a year | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $300 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | No | No | No |
| State income tax | Virginia taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Virginia | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Virginia LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
No. Virginia charges a $50 annual registration fee instead, due by the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, every year starting the year after. There's no report to fill in, so the owners' names aren't asked for.
Yes. Virginia, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered agent with a street address in Virginia. Its recurring filing is due by the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after, as the annual registration fee.
It costs $100 to file, and then $50 a year. Over five years that comes to $300 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Virginia, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Virginia is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.